Bed-spring cover



(No Model.)

^ D. S. CLARK.

BED SPRING COVER. 180.289.918. 8888118888811. 2, 1888.

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DANIEL S. CLARK, OF AMBOY, ILLINOIS.

Veran-SPRING. COVER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,918, dated January 2, 1883.

Application led November 2, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, DANIEL S. CLARK, of Amboy, in the county of Lee and State oflllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Spring Covers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertaius to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying d rawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Heretofore bed-springs having covers ot'canvas or other fabric to equalize the pressure on them have been made, but none have, to applicants knowledge, been made that can be applied to bed-springs composed ofindependent spiral springs having a raised or inclined headrest.

The object of my invention is to supply such a cover-viz., one that can conform to the in-` cline ofthe raised head-rest, and at the same time equalize the pressure of the body on Ithe,

springs. This I accomplish by -means of a cover of canvas or other suitable fabric, whose four hemmed edges extend slightly beyond and droop over a line bounding the outer edges of the several series of independent spiral springs, said hemmed edges receiving a cord, theends of which drop or fall out of the hem from one and the same opening, so that`the cord may be drawn tight, thus bringing the edges of the cover under the top coils ot' the contiguous springs, and securing said cover so that it will conform to any incline of the head rest, substantially as hereinafter described and as illustrated in the drawings, in Whichy Figure 1 is a perspective view of bed-springs havingan inclined head-rest with my improved cover on the same. Fig. Z is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 3 is a modification of my cover.

In the drawings, A represents an ordinary bedstead, having a series ofslats placed across the bed from ledge to ledge of the side rails, each of which is provided with a series of independent spiral springs. The ends of the three or four slats a a a nearest the head-frame of the bed are connected by the strips b,which are hinged to 'the ledges of the side rails at their ends farthest from said head-frame. At or near the ends of the strips b, contiguous to the head of the bed,1 pivot braces c c, and thus complete the construction of a simple headrest capable of easy adjustment at any desired incline.

Covering the springs is a canvas cover, C,

conforming to the rectangular shape of the It is obvious modilications of my cover may be made which will adapt themselves to the inclineot'lheheadrest. Forinstance, thecover invented by Du Iton, patented January 15, 1878, No. 199,l47,which has weighted strips inserted in the hem, as shown in Fig. 3, could be adapted to the aforesaid purpose by dividingthe strips at theangleof theinclineofthehead,asshown. This, however, or other similar modilications which could be easily conceived of, I consider as being within the spirit of my invention, the broad principle of which is the construction of a-cover to hold together and equalize the pressure upon severalserieslof independent spiral springs which is capable of conforming to the incline of the head-rest thereof.

What I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

v1. A canvas or cover of suitable fabric for bed-springs,having its edges hemmed to receive a cord which, when drawn tight, draws thc edges of the cover under the coils of the contiguous springs, substantially in the manner described.

2. The combination, with bed springs having a head-rest, substantially as herein described, of a cover holding together and equalizing the pressure on said springs, which is constructed to conform to the incline ot'said headrest, as hereinbefore specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereunto atiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL S. CLARK. Witnesses:

JAMES H. COYNE, FRANK D. THoMAsoN.

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